Importance of physicians in Chlamydia trachomatis control

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 4-5, 2011, Pages 335-337

  Jenkins, Wiley D ^a   Rabins, Charlie ^b   Bhattacharya, Dhrubajyoti ^c  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlamydia; Epidemiology; Physicians; Primary care; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 80955142762     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.08.022     Document Type: Article

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